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Therapeutic App for Hypertension Now in Line for April Approval
A key health ministry advisory panel gave its thumbs-up to the approval of a digital therapeutic app for hypertension developed by Tokyo-based health tech CureApp on March 9, setting the stage for its official greenlight in April, if all goes…
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